How many renters in Spearfish, SD pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Spearfish, SD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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37.3% (±9.7 points) of renting households in Spearfish, SD spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

33.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 26.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 37.3% (±9.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 33.7% (±9.3 points)
Median share of income: 26.7% (±1.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Spearfish

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Spearfish	Lawrence County	South Dakota	United States
Less than 15%	13.2% (±5.7 points)	13.6%	18.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	23.7% (±8.9 points)	22.1%	15.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.7% (±3.7 points)	11.0%	14.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	19.1% (±8.0 points)	19.4%	12.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.6% (±2.7 points)	4.7%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	33.7% (±9.3 points)	29.2%	30.4%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Spearfish against Lawrence County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Spearfish	Lawrence County	South Dakota	United States
Paying 30% or more	37.3% (±9.7 points)	33.9% (±7.8 points)	39.7% (±1.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	33.7% (±9.3 points)	29.2% (±7.4 points)	30.4% (±1.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	26.7% (±1.9 points)	25.9% (±1.7 points)	25.9% (±0.6 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$42,400 (±$11,568)	$45,875 (±$7,736)	$45,599 (±$1,257)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$963 (±$97)	$938 (±$79)	$946 (±$11)	$1,413

In Spearfish, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Lawrence County (33.9%).

It is not measurably different from South Dakota (39.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Lawrence County, Spearfish ranks 1 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 174 of 550.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Spearfish

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Spearfish
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Spearfish	—	37.3% (±9.7 points)	—
North Spearfish	4.5 mi	8.0% (±20.2 points)	Lower
Deadwood	8.6 mi	26.9% (±16.2 points)	Not measurably different
Central City	8.8 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Whitewood	9.0 mi	33.4% (±26.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lead	9.9 mi	30.9% (±17.1 points)	Not measurably different
Belle Fourche	12 mi	46.9% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Fruitdale	14 mi	50.0% (±111.8 points)	Not measurably different
Sturgis	17 mi	41.0% (±17.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: North Spearfish, SD (8.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Lawrence County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Spearfish	37.3% (±9.7 points)
2	Whitewood	33.4% (±26.8 points)
3	Lead	30.9% (±17.1 points)
4	Deadwood	26.9% (±16.2 points)
5	North Spearfish	8.0% (±20.2 points)
6	Central City	0.0% (±141.4 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Spearfish

Are renters in Spearfish rent-burdened?

37.3% of renting households in Spearfish pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Spearfish spend on rent?

The median renting household in Spearfish, SD spends 26.7% (±1.9 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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